February 22 1290 BCE: The coronation of Ramses II, who, according to some, is the Pharaoh of the Exodus. Since the Bible does not mention the Pharaoh by name, Ramses is not the only candidate. In addition to which, there is some deba... »
February 13 515 BCE (3rd of Adar, 3245): Completion of the construction of the Second Temple at Jerusalem. 996: Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim who “ordered…Jews to wear wooden calves around their necks” began his reign today. 1130: The Papacy of Honorius I... »
February 11 55: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor Would things have been better or worse if Britannicus had ruled instead of Ner... »
February 4 211: The reign of Septimius Servus, the Roman emperor who outlawed conversions to both Judaism and Christianity in an attempt to unify his crumbling empire, came to an end. 362: Roman Emperor Julian promulgates an edict that recognizes equ... »